Support for pedicycles



Dec. 1924- 1,517,808

J. STRNISTE SUPPORT FOR PEDICYCLES Filed June 2, 1923 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH STRNISTE, 0F WESTFIELID, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR; TO WESTFIELD MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF- WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

SUPPORT FOR PEDICYCLES.

Application filed June 2,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH STRNIs'rE, citizen of the United States, residing at Westfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Supports for Pedicycles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in supports for toy coasters and more particularly to supports for two-wheel coasters commonly known as pedicycles or scooters.

One object of the invention is the provision of a support that is capable of being detachably and adjustably secured to the coaster for movement between supporting and non-supporting positions.

Another object of the invention is the provision of aspring contracted support that is adapted for attachment to an existing coaster without the necessity of rebuilding or remodeling said coaster and which by reason of its simplicity is easily constructed and quickly attached to the coaster.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings in which,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a coaster having a support thereon in a supporting position;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged View of the manner of securing the support to the coaster and showing the stop;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged isometric view of the upper end of one side of the support; and

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are enlarged views showing the upper end of one side of the support and showing various ways of providing a stop between the coaster side frames and support.

The invention is applicable to any two wheeled vehicle but in its present preferred form is shown in connection with a toy coaster 1 having forward and rear wheels 2 and 3. Side frame members 4 spaced apart to straddle the rear wheel are brought together and secured to a head 5 and a platform 6 carried by the frames and secured thereto provides a suitable support for the rider of the coaster. A fork 7 embraces the forward wheel 2 and carries the axle 8 thereof in the usual manner. The upper end of the said fork is provided with extending lugs 9 that are pivoted to the head 5 1923. Serial No. 643,054.

in the usual manner to facilitate a turning and steering action of the wheel 2. A post 10 extending upwardly therefrom is provided with the usual handles or grips 11.

The rear axle construction of the coaster and to which my support is readily applicable will now be described. It usually comprises a shaft 12 for pivotally supporting the rear wheel 3 and extends from both sides of the wheel hub and through suitable openings in the side frames 4. Clamping nuts 13 in threaded engagement with the ends of the shaft clamp the said side frames 4 and axle 12 therebetween in such a manner that the said wheel may rotate freely thereon.

My support preferably comprises a U- shaped member 14 having a substantially fiat lower side 15 and upwardly extending and inwardly inclined sides 16 and 17.

The upper ends of the sides 16 and 17 are provided with bearing openings that are adapted to fit loosely against the axle nuts 13 to permit a swinging or pivotal movement of the support about the axis of the axle 12.

The said support 14 is preferably made of metal having a resilient tendency and when formed the sides 16 and 17 are inclined toward one another sufficiently to create a spring action, that is to say, the sides of the support are preferably adapted to firmly embrace the side bars 4 of the coaster to hold it in a stationary position but permit a swinging action of the support relative to the coaster frame when desired.

A stop to limit the movement of the support 14 relative to the frames 4 is provided in the support side 16 and in its preferred form is best shown in Figs. 3 and 4. A prong or abutment 19 formed in the edge of the support side 16 and extending inwardly or toward the side member 17 is adapted to abut the under side of the side frame 4 and to hold the support and frame in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3. When in this position it will be observed that the rear wheel is raised from the ground or floor and its axis is to the rear of the support 14 while the prong 19 is in abutment with the side frame and acts as a lock to prevent a further rearward movement of the frame.

Various means may be employed to provide a stop for the support and frame some of which will be described with reference to Figs. 5, 6, and 7. In Fig. 5 a pin 20 is provided in the outer side face of the frame 4 that projects outwardly in the path of the support side and against which the support may abut. A pin 21 may be fixed to the inner face of the support side 16 that may abut the under side of the frame 4. Or as in Fig. 7 a projection 22 may be provided on one or both of the inner faces of the support sides 16 and 17 that is adapted to abut the under side of the side frame 4.

In operation, the support may be swung downwardly to its supporting position shown in Fig. 1 in which position the stop 19 abuts the side frame 4 and in which position it is locked since the axis of the wheel is to the rear of the perpendicular axis of the support. The support may be swung upwardly to a non-supporting position such as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and in which position the wheel of the coaster is in contact with the ground.

iVhat I claim is:

1. The combination with a two wheeled coaster comprising a supporting frame member having a forked rear end to carry an axle and wheel, said formed rear end lying wholly below the top of said wheel, of a U- shaped supporting stand comprising spring contracted vertically disposed side members that are pivoted upon the ends of said axles to yieldi-ngly embrace the supporting frame and adapted to swing from a position beneath said wheel to a position on top of said frame member, the send stand having a flat horizontal portion connecting the side members that is adapted to engage the roadway throughout its length, a stop carried by one of said members that is adapted to abut one of the other members to limit the relative swinging movement of said members.

2. The combination with a two wheeled coaster comprising a supporting frame having a forked rear end to carry an axle and wheel, said forked rear end lying wholly below the top of said wheel, of a supporting stand comprising a U-shaped spring contracted member pivoted upon the ends of said axle to yieldlngly embrace the supporting frame and adapted to swing from a position beneath said wheel to a position on top of said frame, and a stop carried by said stand adapted to abut the frame to limit the" swinging movement of said stand whereby the stand is locked by the weight of the coaster when in a supporting position.

3. The combination with a two wheeled coaster comprising a supporting frame hav ing a forked rear end to carry an axle and wheel, said forked rear end lying wholly below the top of said wheel, of a supporting stand comprising a U-shaped spring coutracted member pivoted upon the ends of said axle to yieldingly embrace the supporting frame and adapted to swing from a position beneath said wheel to a position on top of said frame, and a stop formed in a side of the support that is adapted. to abut the under side of the frame to limit the relative movement of said support and frame.

In testimony whereof I have ailixed my signature.

JOSEPH STRNISTE. 

